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What I love about Tūranga is that it is not like any other library I have ever been to. It has been designed as a 21st-century centre of knowledge and exploration – a fitting tribute to our story as a city.

What I also love about Tūranga is and rolling shadows of the Port You could say it’s a reimagined that the people of Christchurch Hills and the Canterbury plains, library for a reimagined helped co-design it. The as well as the angular fronds of Christchurch – a place filled with community contributed nearly the native Harakeke flax that knowledge, technology and new 2,500 ideas that helped shape once grew in the vast wetlands of experiences. I would also say it’s the vision for Tūranga during the Christchurch. And on the inside, the very welcome return of our highly successful “Your Library, the design can be summed up city’s cultural and community Your Voice” campaign in 2014. in three simple words: made heart. Many of those good ideas have for people. That means highly now literally taken shape inside accessible and multipurpose the finished building – and what spaces for everyone to meet, an incredible building it is. talk, learn, be entertained, create, collaborate, debate, and On the outside, it has been yes, read a book. inspired by the warm colours Mayor Join us for a very grand opening

From 1pm, Friday 12 October 60 Cathedral Square

Take a special walk-through and the wonderful cultural art on It’s going to be busy, so make sure and explore each of Tūranga's display throughout the building. to plan your visit ahead of time. five floors with their welcoming, Keep an eye on social media for On Friday and Saturday, The varied spaces and cutting-edge updates throughout the weekend. Breeze and More FM will be on-site technology, including virtual to amp up the entertainment with Find out more at reality experiences, 3D printers, special activities, giveaways and, ccc.govt.nz/turanga and New Zealand’s largest digital of course, great music! Tūranga’s touch-screen, the Discovery Wall. very own Foundation café, as well Along your journey, take in as the food trucks, will be on-hand Tūranga’s special design features to satisfy your cravings. Travel to Tūranga

Car Cycle There are more than 4,300 car Six new cycleways head into the parks in the central city. The central city. closest off-street car parks to A large number of bike stands Tūranga are 158 Hereford Street will be located outside both and 105 Worcester Street. Get entrances to Tūranga. an hour’s free parking until 31 January 2019 at Christchurch Find your best route at Art Gallery or Lichfield Street ccc.govt.nz/cycling carpark buildings. Bus There are four P120 mobility The is located parking spaces immediately approximately 500 metres from outside Tūranga – two spaces on Tūranga, a short walk of about Gloucester Street and two spaces 7 minutes. on . The Manchester Street Bus Stop If making a quick visit (e.g. is approximately 250 metres returning a library book), there from Tūranga, a short walk of are seven ‘P5 Loading Zone’ about 4 minutes. spaces in Cathedral Square and two ‘P5’ spaces directly outside Plan your bus journey at the library on Gloucester Street. metroinfo.co.nz For more information on car parking in the central city, visit ccc.govt.nz/carpark

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EVERY LEVEL He Hononga Hapori Connection Community • Lifts GROUND LEVEL ONE • Toilets • Café • Family Place • Information Desk • Reception • Imagination Station • Public Computers • Returns • Creative Space • Magazines • Youth Space • DVDs • Espresso Bar • New Arrivals • TSB Space • Spark Place • Activity Room • Discovery Wall • Parenting Room

See you soon! Come and find us when you visit Tūranga and we can help show you around.

Tuakiri Tūhuratanga Auahatanga Identity Discovery Creativity LEVEL TWO LEVEL THREE LEVEL FOUR • Waruwarutū • Non-fiction • Fiction Ngā Pounamu Māori • Quiet Place • Large Print • Pasifika Collection • Boardroom • Music • New Zealand • Meeting Rooms • World Languages Reference • Study Rooms • Production Studio • Family History • Audio/Video Studio • Archives • Computer Lab • Southbase Gallery • Roof Gardens • Teaching Room • Meeting Rooms • Research Room • Study Rooms • Meeting Rooms Tūranga signature programmes All events are free unless otherwise stated.

Our Painted Stories The Importance of The Our Painted Stories Identity exhibition explores the presence Join international award- and importance of local winning writer and illustrator Canterbury settings in children’s Gavin Bishop and invited guests books and celebrates the power as we explore the Our Painted of visual storytelling. Featuring Stories exhibition and have original illustrations from books a conversation about how by Margaret Mahy and Gavin seeing ourselves and our city in Bishop. children's literature helps grow a Created in partnership with the sense of identity. Painted Stories Trust. Created in partnership with the Southbase Gallery Painted Stories Trust. Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Wednesday 24 October, 5.30pm TSB Space Hapori | Community, Level 1 Tuesday 30 October, 5.30pm Tūranga – sharing the architectural story Spark Place He Hononga | Share the architectural design journey of your new central library Connection, Ground Floor – a 21st century centre of knowledge and exploration.

A combined presentation from Carsten Auer (Architectus) and Spanish and Latino Week Morten Schmidt (Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Denmark) and the Christchurch City Libraries team. How we see it, how we Friday 12 October, 7–8pm say it, how TSB Space we live it: Hapori | Community, Level 1 language and the land. Lunchtime Exhibition Tours Every Picture Tells a Story Come and Enjoy a conducted tour of Our celebrate the opening of Latin Painted Stories with a member and Spanish Week. With Guest of our Exhibitions team. speaker Dr Celina Bortolotto, Senior Lecturer, School of First Wednesday of the month Humanities, Massey University. 1pm, 5.30pm Southbase Gallery Monday 15 October, 12.30pm Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Spark Place Experience the wonderful He Hononga | artworks created by illustrators Connection, Ground Floor Exhibition Education of much-loved New Zealand Programme children’s books. A digital exhibition created in partnership Noche En Pijamas at Tūranga welcomes school and with the Painted Stories Trust. the Library community groups to engage with the exhibitions in the Hapori | Community, Level 1 Southbase Gallery through specially designed activities. Illustrating Books for A chance to increase Children, The Inside Story understanding and appreciation of the exhibition programme. Can you illustrate books for children? Yes To book, visit you can! (But christchurchcitylibraries.com it might be Storytelling in Spanish – Come harder than in pijamas or dress up and bring Exhibition Discovery Trail you think). A your own teddy. talk with lots Pre-schoolers to 7 years – siblings An enjoyable way for children of images, welcome to come and read from and families to interact and have covering fun with the exhibitions. the world of illustrating books the collection. for children, through the eyes Activity sheets located in the Thursday 18 October, 5.30pm of Jenny Cooper, one of New Southbase Gallery Family Place Zealand’s most experienced and Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Hapori | Community, Level 1 successful illustrators. Cook’s Cook Launch Technology of the Past, To book or to find out more, with Gavin Bishop Present and Future contact SCAPE Public Art (03) 365 7994, email: education@ Come and interact with scapepublicart.org.nz or technology that will be updated online: scapepublicart.org. as cool new stuff captures nz/learn/education-activities our attention. A PB Tech staff member will be on hand to chat, explain and demonstrate parts Re:ACTIVATE of the exhibit. Come along and An exhibition featuring entries learn, watch, interact and even from aspiring artists and sing! There’s something designers under the age of for everyone. 18, who responded to the Join Gecko Press and Scorpio opportunity to have their public Books for the launch of Cook’s artwork vision become a reality Cook, The Cook who Cooked and part of the 2018 SCAPE for Captain Cook, with award- Public Art Season. winning author and illustrator Gavin Bishop. Discover the food 12 October - 17 November Hapori | Community, Level 1 and life aboard the Endeavour: Weekdays 9am–5pm from Pease Pudding to Goose Weekends 10am–5pm Pie and Shark Steaks, and Technology and Innovation Zone Food and the City how a resourceful cook fed a He Hononga | shipful of hungry sailors on their Connection, Ground Floor extraordinary adventure.

Celebrate the 250th anniversary Opening the Doors to of the Endeavour’s journey! Education with SCAPE Public Art Tuesday 16 October, 6pm TSB Space SCAPE Public Hapori | Community, Level 1 Art’s free education Food tells a story. Join programme, Freerange Press at FESTA 2018 the Learning Zone, is part of the as contributors to their book Kai 2018 SCAPE 20th Anniversary and Culture, as well as invited Season. The programme will guests, explore some of the build students’ existing art issues involved in the growing, skills, and develop new ways of making and eating of our food, thinking and working through and its potential for positive impact in our cities. Part of exploration, discussion and FESTA 2018 – a public festival of recording. architecture, design and food The Learning Zone runs 19–22 October. Monday–Friday during the Sunday 21 October SCAPE Season 6 October– 1–4.30pm, TSB Space 17 November Hapori | Community, Level 1 Activity Room Hapori | Community, Level 1 Explore Mixed Feelings Explore the sculptural forms The Fantabulous World Write and Edit Your of Mixed Feelings, a giant of Gareth Ward Way to Success 5.5-metre-tall bronze sculpture by internationally renowned A talk with author Gareth Ward Creative writing is both inspiring artist Tony Cragg that is being who is winning awards and and challenging. In this exhibited on the Christ’s College accolades for his first novel, workshop with award-winning quad. An education resource has The Traitor and the Thief, author Gareth Ward, you will been developed in conjunction a rip-roaring, young-adult learn how to develop character, with UK’s Yorkshire Sculpture Steampunk adventure. A.k.a. voice, dialogue, plot, find your Park that enables you to create The Great Wardini, Gareth is creative spark and more. Please your own sculptural form. also a magician, hypnotist, bring along a piece of work. storyteller and bookseller. He Sunday 14 October, 2pm has worked as a Royal Marine Spark Place, Commando, Police Officer, Evil He Hononga | Connection, Magician and Zombie. You can’t Ground Floor miss this! Spaces limited, bookings Saturday 13 October, 3pm required. Phone (03) 941 7923. TSB Space, Hapori | Community, Level 1

Tony Cragg, Mixed Feelings, 2012, 550x236x224 bronze. Presented for SCAPE Season 2018. Image courtesy of the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery. Photo by These events are generously Michael Richter. sponsored by Gale.

Friday 12 October–end of January Activity Room Hapori | Community, Level 1 Weekends Big Band Festival Come and enjoy Big Bands from Diwali Concert and around NZ in Tūranga as they Workshop gather for the Christchurch Celebrate Diwali with acclaimed Big Band Festival. local group Revathi Performing Primary Schools Big Arts. Enjoy a demonstration Band Concert of Bharathanatyam, the most Thursday 18 October, 4pm popular South Indian Classical TSB Space Dance, then participate in Hapori | Community, Level 1 a workshop. Bands playing during the day Sunday 11 November, 11am Saturday 20 October – Sunday TSB Space 21 October Hapori | Community, Level 1 He Hononga | Connection, Ground Floor Become a virtual discoverer

Tūranga, the most modern public library in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest in the , has another claim to fame: it’s the home of New Zealand’s largest digital touch- wall – the Discovery Wall!

Located in between the library’s Christchurch City Libraries, by Christchurch City Libraries, ground-floor entrances, the the Christchurch Star, and opening it up for access like huge, high-tech Discovery submissions from the public. never before. Wall – a touch-sensitive, digital Users can “fly” through a virtual The Discovery Wall also has a representation of Christchurch – Christchurch and discover smaller, mobile “sibling” that will let users swipe their way through images, videos and text relating be used for outreach to places a virtual world of photos, videos to the city’s unique history and such as schools, clubs and rest and information. identity, even uploading their homes, allowing as many people Described as a “living painting”, own stories, photos and videos as possible to interact with it and the Wall features an expansive directly from their smart devices. upload their content, enriching digital cityscape made up Christchurch City Libraries’ The cityscape serves as a front- of about 1,000 current and digital collection for all. end to a much larger collection historical images sourced of related digital content held from photo archives spanning Have you heard the news? animation movie-making, as Tūranga and Imagination well as their famous Holiday Station have joined forces Brick School programme. to make LEGO play-time They also offer birthday permanent at the library. parties and run a regular Any aspiring creatives or after-school programme in budding engineers can now Tūranga on Mondays and unleash their brick-building Fridays until 5.30pm. talents at Imagination For more information Station on Tūranga’s Hapori about Imagination Station, | Community Floor (Level or to make a booking, One) – just look for the simply visit their website: brightly coloured brick walls. imagination-station.org.nz Having a special place in Tūranga for Imagination Station means everyone who Did you visits the library can make know? the most of a wonderful collection of LEGO, LEGO Imagination Station owns Technic and DUPLO. over a million LEGO bricks, and the tallest structure ever During the school holidays, built using their bricks was Imagination Station offers 2.9 metres – limited only by classes on robotics, LEGO the height of the roof! Technic design, stop-motion Well founded in food

Ruth Trevella and Amanda Heasley are the busy culinary brains behind Tūranga’s Foundation café. We managed to catch up with Ruth for a quick Q&A.

Can you tell us a bit about After returning from the UK, We decided to collaborate your background? where I worked at a catering and create a project together company and also for Wallpaper because we have so much in Both Amanda and I have spent Magazine, I started my own common. our whole lives in hospitality. company in Christchurch called We both did our chef training at How did you get into the The Catering Belle. CPIT (now Ara), and in our 20s culinary industry? spent time overseas working and Mandy and I have gotten to know My dad had a friend who owned travelling. each other through our 16-year- The Dainty Inn, on High Street. old daughters being best friends. Mandy opened The Globe in He used to let me work in the Christchurch in the early 90s, We went on a food tour of kitchen occasionally and I was and from there continued on Auckland a few years back and captivated by it. It was a fast, with The Power House (Hanmer), realised we share a similar buzzing environment and I Mondo, and Under The Red passion for food and hospitality. loved the efficiency of it. The Verandah. orders were flown through the air on a flying-fox contraption Once the library opens, our city up to the kitchen. It was an old- will really be moving in the right school tearoom that mastered direction and our library and the classics: club sandwiches, café will offer a real foundation sausage rolls, malt milkshakes, for the city and Square to move and knickerbocker glories. It was forward. a total institution in its time. What sorts of exciting things do Eventually I got a job when I you have planned for the café? was 14 and I worked there until We want the café to become I left school. a foodie destination. As I later worked at Tregattis, Cantabrians, we want to create a Pedro’s, In Italia, to name a café space that the people of our few well-known Christchurch city will be proud of and want to places. I was naturally drawn share with visitors. to the buzz of hospitality and Can you offer a sneak peek of always sought part-time work in cafés and restaurants as time one or two menu items? went on. I never thought of it as We will offer our amazing baked being a career option until I’d treats – custard doughnuts, finished at university and was brioche muffins and scones. micro plane – such an efficient still unsure what path I wanted way to maximise the zest from We are loving our kimchi to take. By this stage I had any citrus. pancakes with pork, fried egg developed a love and passion and gochijung – so tasty and a What are you looking forward to for cooking and it seemed a real flavour kick! most about Tūranga’s opening? natural step for me to take. We also want to offer great Offering great food, connecting How did you come up with the versions of our favourites, such with our community, and name ‘Foundation’ for the café? as Mandy’s classic “Eggspresso” exploring an incredible new We laboured for a long time (from The Globe days) but with facility we can all enjoy. over the name. It was important miso lime hollandaise. Favourite book, magazine and to us to get it right, as we felt music artist? like it needed to encapsulate What’s the inspiration behind the importance of where it is, the food? Book: I am loving Anna Jones – what it is, and what it can be for Showcasing produce from the The Modern Cook’s Year Christchurch. area, reflecting our history and Magazine: Would have to be We extended the request for food traditions, and including Cuisine help to our friends and created the delicious influences from Music: Nina Simone, Nadia Reid, a deadline while 20 of us were immigrants to the city. Beachhouse. tramping together on the Kepler What’s your trustiest kitchen Track. By the end of the tramp utensil, and why? Favourite food/meal, and why? we had to have a name! I am a zest lover and want to It would have to be eggplant It was a massive list of names add zest to almost everything I parmigiana. It is so simple and which took a long time to whittle make, so it would have to be a tasty and all you need to go with down, but once we came across it is a good salad, some crusty Foundation, it felt really right. bread, and a glass of red. What's on at Tūranga All events are free and no bookings are required unless otherwise stated.

Children and Family Place, Hapori | Beginning Tuesday 16th Community, Level 1 October Families Recommended for over 2’s. Facilitation Space, Auahatanga | Wā Pēpi / Babytimes Creativity, Level 4 Family MakerSpace Age: 10–13 years Encourage learning through Drop-in language. Babytimes is an Come along to the Hapori floor’s First term free interactive programme including Creative Space to have fun, create, craft and make cool stuff. stories, music, movement and Minecraft Club rhymes. A different activity every week. Get creative, start crafting! Saturdays 2–3.30pm Mondays 10.30–11.00am Build imaginative worlds and Beginning Saturday 20 October Sundays 10.30–11.00am battle nocturnal creatures at Creative Space, Hapori | Beginning Monday 15 October our Minecraft club. Novice or Community, Level 1 Family Place, Hapori | expert, join the club and play Community, Level 1 with your friends in our very own Recommended for under 2’s. Afterschool Activity Zone world. A tutor will be on hand to Join us for art, craft, reading, supervise and assist if needed. Ngā Pakiwaitara/ writing, games and other fun Bilingual Storytimes Thursdays 4-5pm activities. Homework help is Beginning Thursday 25 October Come along and join in with also available during this time. Computer Lab, Auahatanga | this exciting new bilingual story Wednesdays 4–5pm Creativity, Level 4 times with Whaea Rochelle. She Beginning Wednesday 17 Age: 8–13 years will tell stories in both te reo October Cost: $20 per term Māori and English, as well as Creative Space, Hapori | Bookings required. sharing waiata/songs with the Community, Level 1 tamariki. Nau mai haere mai! Term time Tuesdays 11–11.30am Ages 6–10yrs Beginning Tuesday 16 October Family Place, Hapori | Kids MakerSpace Drop-In Community, Level 1 These dynamic and fun workshop sessions will explore Wā Kōrero / Storytimes a range of exciting technologies. Encourage learning through a Come and play with electronics, love for stories. Storytimes is an coding, robots and 3D design interactive programme including and printing. These sessions stories, songs, rhymes and play. will be drop-in for the first school term of Tūranga Wednesdays 10–10.30am being open. Fridays 2–2.30pm Beginning Wednesday Tuesdays 17 October 3.30–5pm Pūtoi – technologies for making your Family ideas a reality, including sewing Learning Time machines, 3D printers, craft and vinyl cutters, design software, Space and time are and electronics. No experience provided for whānau (family your skills, play is necessary, just enthusiasm, members) to come together and against others and imagination, and a desire to be learn about various kaupapa experience VR. This creative. Specialist staff will be Māori (Māori subjects). Ranging will be a mix of organised on hand if you need help. This from local traditions, to using PS4 tournaments and drop-in VR is your chance to hang out with natural resources, these sessions. other creative youth, learn from programmes have something for A range of games will be and support each other, and everyone and include stories, available, covering sports, racing make really cool stuff. games and craft. Open to the and action adventure. whole family from grandparents Fridays 4-6pm to young children, these Sundays 2-4pm Creative Production Studio, programmes are designed Youth Space, Hapori | Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 to be a fun, family learning Community, Level 1 Age: 13+ years opportunity. Ages 12+ years Bookings may be required Nau mai, piki mai ki Pūtoi! YA Studio Time on the day. 4th Sunday of every month The new library has a new audio 1–3pm Teen Book Club and video studio! And every Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Friday is open time for teens Stuck for what to read next? to come in and play around. Young Adults Looking for someone to share No experience necessary, your favourites with? Come just enthusiasm. This is your VR Gaming along and chat about what opportunity to hang out in the you’ve been reading, get ideas studio, ask our specialist staff Experience Virtual Reality with for what to read next and get first questions and meet like-minded the latest Sony PS4 VR games, look at our newest books! new friends. including Gran Turismo, Battle First Sunday of the month Fridays 4-6pm Zone and Eagle Flight. 3-4pm Audio Video Studio, Auahatanga Thursdays 4-6pm, Youth Space, Hapori | | Creativity, Level 4 Youth Space, Hapori | Community, Level 1 Age: 13+ years Community, Level 1 Ages 13+ years Ages 12+ years Bookings may be required YA Creative Time on the day. Get creative with the awesome new equipment on Auahatanga, PS4 Gaming the fourth floor of the new Come along to the Youth Space library. Fridays are your time on a Sunday afternoon to test to drop in and use a variety of Technology Help Drop-In Sessions Get help with specific issues such as using emails, searching the internet, using the library Mango Languages catalogue, using electronic – An online language resources and any other general learning system that technology-related queries. Youthtown can help you learn the most No bookings required. Learner’s popular languages in the world. Express @ Tuesdays 1–2pm Tūranga eNewspapers / eMagazines Tūhuratanga | Discovery, Level 3 – Press Reader & RBdigital Over two sessions, Youthtown Magazines give you access Technology for Beginners will take you through the Road to popular magazines and Code and give you everything newspapers from New Zealand These introductory sessions you need to be successful at and around the world. will explore a range of different the Learner’s Licence test. technologies, from computer eBooks – Use Overdrive or Resources, snacks and the and iPad basics to tablet and download the Libby app to get support of our experienced and smartphone Q&As, including eBooks on your phone or tablet. awesome staff included in the your phone camera. Other topics price! eAudioBooks – Use Libby or will focus on Google Earth, Borrowbox to access thousands Skype and social media such as Saturday 27 October and of downloadable eAudiobooks Pinterest and Facebook. Saturday 3 November for adults, young adults and 10am–1pm Pick and choose the topics children. Cost: $75 per person you like in a friendly, relaxed Age: 16–18 years Ancestry Library Edition – environment! Call us or check Visit youthtown.org.nz for more Access a wide variety of content the calendar for details. information or to book. to help trace your family history. Mondays 10–11.30am Lynda.com – A video library Fortnightly, starting Monday Adults of courses and tutorials on 29 October software, technology, creative Computer Lab, Auahatanga | eResource Tasters and business skills designed and Creativity, Level 4 taught by recognised industry Bookings required. The library subscribes to online experts. resources so that you can Introduction to Family access them for free. All you Call or check the libraries History need is your library card and calendar for times, locations and password/PIN. Come along to topics. Tasters are free, however, Start your New Zealand family an introduction taster session places are limited. history research with this six- where you could learn about: week course that will introduce you to some of the key resources available at Christchurch City Libraries and beyond. Bring Tell Me a Story Tūhuratanga | Discovery, Level 3 along as much as you already Bring your own materials Christchurch City Libraries is know of your forebears – names, No bookings required. offering a six-week programme dates, places, etc., and we will for you to record your family help you to fill in some gaps. We history as a short movie. If you He Kura Pounamu will look at online and paper- have an iPad, or experience based resources. Basic computer Join us at Tūranga for our using one, these classes will knowledge is needed. monthly book group. With a show you how to record your new theme each month, we will Thursdays 2–4pm story using iMovie. explore and discuss different Beginning Thursday texts held in the Ngā Pounamu Mondays 10–12pm 1 November for six weeks Māori Collection. Come along to Beginning Monday 29 October Teaching Room, Tuakiri | discover new titles and authors, for six weeks Identity, Level 2 share your whakaaro, hear Teaching Room, Tuakiri | Cost: $15 others and meet people. Identity, Level 2 Bookings required. Cost: $15 Last Thursday of the month Bookings required. 4–5pm Introduction to Local Waruwarutū Ngā Pounamu History Knit’n’Yarn Māori Collection, Tuakiri | This six-week course, run by Identity, Level 2 Come along with your knitting, our Local History Librarians, crochet or anything you like will show you the wealth of that’s portable and crafty resources that Christchurch City and enjoy time with other Libraries has to offer, such as crafters. Share skills and be digitised diaries, images and inspired in our friendly, relaxing maps, newspaper archives and environment. directories. Have a look at our fabulous We will cover topics such as our range of craft books and Māori heritage, immigration and magazines to get ideas for your settlement, how to research next project! the history of your house and neighbourhood, events that Tuesdays 10:30am– would have impacted the lives 12pm of locals (from snow days to Thursdays influenza to war), and so much 6–7.45pm more. Bookings required. Wednesdays 10–12pm Beginning Wednesday 31 October for six weeks Teaching Room, Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Cost: $15 Bookings required. ESOL Book Group Book Discussion Group Open Creative Time Read a short book especially Book Discussion Groups are An opportunity to use the designed for ESOL learners, arranged in conjunction with the exciting range of equipment then come to the library and Book Discussion Scheme. These available in the Creative talk about it. This programme groups are perfect for those who Production Studio – 3D printers, helps people who want to love reading and want to share vinyl and craft cutters, sewing improve their English reading in discussion with other friendly machines and more. Staff will and vocabulary in a relaxed, fun book lovers. We subscribe to be on hand to support you environment, meet new people the Book Discussion Scheme so with equipment. These are not and gain more confidence with there is a cost involved. structured sessions, but a chance their conversation skills. for you to use the equipment Second Tuesday of the month available and work on your Suitable for intermediate-level 6pm owncreative projects. English and above. Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 Cost: $60 per year Bring your own materials or Second Monday of the month Bookings required. purchase 3D filament and vinyl 10.30am–12pm from the library. These sessions Auahatanga | are geared towards interested Creativity, Level 4 Book Clubs adults aged 20 to 120! Cost: $15 per year or $1.50 Book Clubs are run per book. independently by the libraries. Mondays 6–8pm Bookings required. They are informal and free. Love Thursdays 10am–12pm sharing your favourite reads? From Thursday 25 October Come and join other book lovers Creative Production Studio, in our friendly, relaxed library Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 environment. No bookings required. Introduction to 3D Design and Printing Third Wednesday of the month 10–11am In this two-hour class you will Fourth Sunday of the month learn how to use free, basic 3D 2–3pm modelling software to design and Auahatanga | Creativity, 3D print, using biodegradable Level 4 PLA plastic. Basic computer skills required. Feel free to contact us to discuss your 3D printing needs. Thursday 8 November 6–8pm Computer Lab, Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 Cost $25 Bookings required.

Introduction to Laser and Sundays 2-4pm Vinyl Cutting Auahatanga | Come and learn about the Creativity, Level 4 craft, vinyl and laser cutters Bookings may be required This course is for those that we have at Tūranga. Get an on the day. with little or no previous introduction to Adobe Illustrator editing experience. Students software and produce your own Studio Starters: Music will be provided with footage design. Competent computer Production they will cut into a short skills required. segment. Interested in the production of Wednesday 5 December music? This three-week course Wednesday evenings 6–8pm will teach you how to record, Beginning Wednesday 14 Computer Lab, Auahatanga | edit and create sounds using November for three weeks Creativity, Level 4 midi. 6–7.30pm Cost $25 Computer Lab, Auahatanga | Bookings required. This course is intended for those Creativity, Level 4 with little or no previous music Cost: $20 production experience. It’s the Bookings required. Virtual Reality Experience best possible start for your Would you like to explore a musical journey. Open Studio whole new world in immersive Thursday evenings The new library has a new 3D? Come to Tūranga and you Beginning Thursday 25 October can choose an experience on audio and video studio! This for three weeks is a chance for anyone to come our VIVE Virtual Reality device. 6–7.30pm Let us take you to a world where in and discover more about Audio Video Studio, Auahatanga audio and video production. you can paint your own artwork | Creativity, Level 4 all around you, or choose from No experience is necessary, just Cost: $20 enthusiasm. several options that will truly Bookings required. amaze you. These sessions are These sessions are geared aimed at adults. There is also Studio Starters: towards interested adults aged VR gaming for young adults on 20 to 120. Level 1. Video Editing Have you ever wondered how Sundays 10am–12pm Mondays 1–2.30pm films are put together? Well Mondays 6–8pm Tuesdays 6–7.30pm this is your chance to become Fridays 10am–12pm Wednesdays 10.30am–12pm part of the – pardon the pun – From Friday 26 October Saturdays 10am–12pm cutting edge! Audio Video Studio, Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 Tūranga cultural narrative

The Matapopore Trust has been a key partner in the development of our new central library since the beginning of the project. Cultural values, aspirations and narratives are woven throughout Tūranga's entire experience.

Tūranga is a name that Integrating Key cultural values, aspirations carries with it considerable Mātauranga mana and narratives were woven responsibility. Tūranga speaks of whenua holistically into the conceptual whakapapa across generations, development of the architecture The Ngāi Tūāhuriri influence connections to the north and and spatial experience of on the design and build of out to Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa and Tūranga. The inclusion of Tūranga is centred on the notion the wider Pacific. Recounted in integrated design and artworks of mātauranga mana whenua the waiata ‘E Tuku Ana’, Tūranga that translate traditional – the body of knowledge that is celebrated in a depiction on mātauranga into contemporary originates from the people of this the west-facing outer wall of the form adds a rich and dynamic place. library building. layer to the experience of place. The artworks

Rau Whakapapa Tūhura Waruwarutū – Ngā Pounamu External west-facing basalt wall Māori collection, second floor on Colombo Street Ranui Ngarimu and Areta Morgan Mathews-Hale and Riki Wilkinson Manuel Rau Whakapapa is an The external wall captures Dual installation of harakeke that the significance of Ngāi Tahu language elevates the significance of whakapapa and celebrates signage and this natural resource, including migration and voyaging of naming cultural values, material, generations from Hawaiki to Te A dual language knowledge and technologies. Wai Pounamu. This marks the approach to signage The structure of the artwork beginning of human migration and naming was adopted speaks of relational connections and can be applied to tangata for Tūranga. Mana whenua where cultural knowledge is katoa around the world. language preferences have been linked and passed on. included throughout in bilingual

Lightbox in tangata form wayfinding signage and in the naming Atrium stairway Kākano Puananī – of key spaces. The naming of this Fayne Robinson, assisted by his Airborne Seeds building ‘Tūranga’ is testament to this Tautoru, the TSB Space, first floor nephew Caleb Robinson commitment. Riki Manuel and Morgan This figure sits on a landing Mathews-Hale Summary on the flight of stairs to the Kākano Puananī tells the Ngāi first floor of Tūranga and is a The creative works and installations Tahu creation story in a series of depiction of Tāwhaki and his included in Tūranga draw firmly from panels. journey in search of knowledge. Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Tahu mana whenua traditions. It was important Plinth Mātauranga – that these cultural elements provide Ngā Iho o te Rangi, ground floor The Ascent of Tāwhaki pathways to greater learning, secure Fayne Robinson All levels – lift surrounds and traditional knowledge, and build ground-floor reception area This plinth is created from collective memory in new forms Morgan Mathews-Hale a combination of mild steel and formats. Mātauranga has been and plywood in kōwhaiwhai integrated into the architectural and The art around the lift exteriors form, housing three different spatial resolution of Tūranga as a and reception area of Tūranga types of rock, and is an distinct, visible presence that draws relates to the ascent and acknowledgement of their from traditions specific to this place journey of Tāwhaki through the importance to early Māori and its people. Through an ongoing heavens to obtain knowledge or society, as they were used collaborative process, mātauranga mātauranga. The manu (bird) extensively prior to the discovery mana whenua has been combined theme in reception relates to of pounamu. These rocks seamlessly within the library. the manu that appear in the lift support the installation ‘Te surrounds concept. They are Tūranga is a unique bicultural Kāhui Whatu,’ being the stones flying towards, or on, a journey interpretation of a ‘storehouse of that lay in the bottom of the pool to discovery, much like manuhiri knowledge’. ‘Muriwai’. to the library. The Christchurch Foundation

Transformative giving – creating a legacy for We are tremendously proud that the first gift Christchurch through the Christchurch Foundation is to Tūranga. The Christchurch Foundation exists to help Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying that an generous people and businesses achieve their investment in knowledge always pays the best dreams for Christchurch and the people that interest. This is a common philosophy held by The live here. Foundation, our partners and the passionate team of Tūranga. It is our role to support the generous person or business that is giving, to help them ensure that Tūranga is the centre of knowledge in our city, a their impact can be seen and felt among the kete full to the brim with fact and fiction. A place neighborhoods, communities and suburbs of where locals and visitors can access and share Christchurch. knowledge, and where your imagination is free to roam. Those that give don’t give to the Christchurch Foundation, you give through us to the By working in collaboration, it is our aim to spread causes (not-for-profits, community knowledge further and help to inspire. assets and events) in our city that Amy Carter are important to you. Chief Executive The Christchurch Foundation christchurchfoundation.org.nz TSB

Community at our core There are endless As a 100% New Zealand-owned bank and corporate opportunities for citizen of Christchurch, we are responsible for community growth contributing to this wonderful city and supporting when people have our local community. access to a facility such as We strive to provide quality services and experiences Tūranga, with its state-of-the-art to our customers, and this is a natural fit with learning spaces, unique events and Tūranga’s goals to showcase and connect knowledge passionate staff. products, services and experiences for Christchurch As a founding partner, we are proud and its visitors. that Tūranga will promote education, Christchurch has always been important to TSB information-sharing and community engagement because it is one of the first places we expanded opportunities for everyone who attends the facility outside Taranaki. In March 2001 we opened a Loan and utilises the services available. Centre (through a franchise agreement) on the The TSB Space within Tūranga will enable people to corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Ave. We now come together for meetings, events and functions. operate from 420 Colombo Street, in Sydenham. Providing quality services and facilities aligns Our partnership with Tūranga is our chance to give strongly with our commitment to providing positive back to the people of Christchurch in a way that will customer experiences to people who do business or benefit their wellbeing, knowledge and sense of interact with us. community spirit. As a community-owned bank, TSB is a great supporter of the power of bringing people together. Spark Place

Spark is a founding partner of the Christchurch looking forward to creating and hosting events for Foundation, and through the Foundation we businesses to learn how they can make the most are proud to be supporting the establishment of of the opportunities our digital economy presents, Tūranga. We see Tūranga as a true digital heart and we will make Spark Place available for others for the city and on the ground floor we have to share their learnings too. established Spark Place, a multi purpose space Tūranga is a world-class facility and will bring capable of hosting presentations, seminars and wonderful strength to Christchurch, with a perfect workshops. balance of protecting and sharing our heritage, and At Spark we’re here to help all of New Zealand providing opportunities for everyone to explore win big in a digital world. We are committed to current and future digital technologies. This is a Christchurch and our focus for Spark Place is to facility that Christchurch will be proud of for years engage the business community of Christchurch to come, and at Spark, we are delighted to be part and Canterbury in this incredible asset. We are of making Tūranga come alive.

L-R: Pip Joker, Business Assistant , David Chalmers, Finance Director, and Paul Deavoll, Head of South Island Southbase

Southbase is a strong supporter for the improvement and development of our communities by delivering projects that matter. Our wider team is proud to have had the opportunity to provide this exceptional example of world-class collaborative design and construction. Tūranga will offer everyone in the city, and its visitors, the opportunity to participate fully in the changing world. From all of us at Southbase, congratulations Christchurch – enjoy your new central library in the heart of the city.

L-R: Andy Hayes, Senior Site Manager and Gordon McGregor, Project Manager your knowledge with more than 180,000 books

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